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It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary altruists.
Mental Health

Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present

Social ills solved.

Moss can survive several months exposed to the harsh environment of outer space, according to a new paper.
Off-World

Scientists Intrigued by Moss Surviving on Exterior of Space Station

Future gardens aboard space ships may be carpeted in moss because it's so space hardy.

according to Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, there's something off about the latest image of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
Astronomy

Scientist Identifies Something Strange About New Image of Mysterious Interstellar Visitor

The glow seems to be pointing in the wrong direction.

A person died in a Tesla vehicle in Arizona Tuesday after the vehicle crashed and burst into hot flames which required hazmat control.
Electric Vehicles

Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames

They needed a hazmat crew to put out the flames.

Astronomers have spotted an intriguing cluster of objects in the Kuiper belt, an enormous, donut-shaped region of icy objects beyond Neptune.
Astronomy

Scientists Discover Weird Structure in Outer Solar System

A cluster of objects has astronomers puzzled.

Roblox CEO and co-founder David Baszucki says his game's longstanding issues with child predators are an opportunity for growth.
Ethics

CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”

Who said CEOs don't have a sense of humor?

financial holdings company JPMorgan asked 111 billionaire clients how they use AI. Their answers range from down-to-earth to absurd.
Ethics

The Way Billionaires Are Using AI May Cause Concern They Have Actual Brain Damage

This is deranged.

A new analysis of AI-generated ripoff of Wikipedia, "Grokipedia," found that it cites the neo-Nazi forum Stormfront 42 times.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Not Beating the Allegations: Grokipedia Cites a Hardcore Nazi Website 42 Times

"The guardrails are off."

economist and author David McWilliams told Fortune that AI hardware investments are "digital lettuce" that are going to go "off."
Ethics

Top Economist Warns That AI Data Center Investments Are “Digital Lettuce” That’s Already Starting to Wilt

"You’re investing in something that is a perishable good."

Elon Musk's space company SpaceX suffered a major setback on Friday morning when a next-generation Starship booster prototype exploded.
Starship

While Grok Calls Him a Genius, Elon’s New Rocket Explodes While Just Sitting There

Yet another setback.

Elon Musk sought to dispel suspicion that he manipulated his chatbot Grok to lavish him with praise by sharing a bizarre admission.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Clarifies That He Is a “Fat R*****”

His words, not ours.

Bath & Body Works is pumping vanilla and fresh pine scent into the tunnels connecting the Grand Central Station subway in New York.
Future Society

Corporation Pumping Soothing Gas Into New York Subway Station

Inhale — whether you like it or not.

New data shows that user numbers have fallen flat during Elon Musk's reign over X-formerly-Twitter, as young users flee for other apps.
Elon Musk

Twitter Use Has Stagnated Pathetically Under Elon Musk

Pathetic.

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb criticized NASA for repeating the "official mantra that 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet."
James Webb Space Telescope

Professor Rages at NASA’s “Deceptive” Press Conference on Mysterious Interstellar Object

"Bureaucrats or unimaginative scientists want us to believe in the expected. But the rest of us know that the best is yet to come."

Two dubious Christmas murals that appear to have been AI generated proved controversial enough to be torn down days later.
Ethics

Giant AI-Generated Christmas Decoration Being Torn Down After Residents Noticed Grotesque Horrors Hidden in It

You'll never guess why.

After dazzling Wall Street with a "blowout" earnings report which saw its stock rise, Nvidia's stock is already declining.
Artificial Intelligence

Oops! Nvidia’s Stock Is Falling Again After Its “Blowout” Earnings Report

That didn't take long.

Bitcoin dipped well below $87,000 on Thursday, continuing a devastating, weeks-long slump.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Getting Absolutely Crushed Right Now

The token is in serious trouble.

Grok has quite literally only unbelievable things to say about its creator Elon Musk, praising him to a preposterous degree.
xAI

Grok Insists That Elon Musk Is More Physically Fit Than LeBron James

"Elon's intelligence ranks among the top 10 minds in history, rivaling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton."

A new study strongly suggests that low doses of weight loss drugs like Ozempic can counteract aging in middle aged mice.
Future Society

Low Doses of Ozempic-Like Drug Can Counteract Aging in Older Mice, Study Finds

"[W]e’ll all be micro dosing GLP1 in a decade."

Harvard economics professor Larry Summers awkwardly addressed his class of college students about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Future Society

Professor in Epstein Files Makes Extremely Awkward Announcement at Start of Class

Attention, class.